Home & Decor
With a focus on Green Design, I help my clients reuse and up-cycle what they love and recycle the rest. I love to share many of the projects I take on for others & in my own home, as well as share resources for sustainably sourced home decor.
A green Design & Sustainable lifestyle blog. At the intersection of home, well-being, & sustainability. Home Decor & Interior Design
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DIY No-Sew Upholstery & the BIG Reveal – ORC Spring 2020 Week 8
Last week I was supposed to work on the the all important DIY no-sew upholstery project for the my cousin’s loveseat. Naturally, it just wouldn’t have been right if there were no issues AT ALL with that process. All I was able to do is remove the old upholstery at that time. Thank goodness for the extra weeks AND that we have until July 5 for “The Big Reveal”! I’m taking full advantage of the time so that when I present this gift to my cousin, it is everything she could have imagined & more! Let me just give you a run down on what didn’t go quite as planned:…
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Slow Progress While We Play The Waiting Game – ORC Spring 2020 Week 7
This week was supposed to be about outfitting the “office” area of the Teacher’s Lounge & the all important upholstery project for the 1 thing my cousin specifically requested in the room – the loveseat. Well friends… I am officially behind this week. Some things are getting done, some things are moving verrrrrry slowly, and other things are not happening at all while I play the waiting game. While the office area is coming along nicely, I’m still waiting on the upholstery fabric for the loveseat. ICYMI… catch up on all the details of my ORC space here ↓↓ Week 1 - The Teacher's Lounge Week 2 - One Small…
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NEW Sherwin-Williams Emerald Designer Edition – ORC Spring 2020 Week 6
I have an exciting update this week (week 6… I think… because who knows what day or week it is anymore) for the One Room Challenge! It’s PAINT! And it’s a new line – Sherwin-Williams Emerald Designer Edition! In case you missed it… Back to the Teacher’s Lounge… All the planning is done and execution is underway. (That sounds so project manager-ish! Welp, you can take the girl out of IT but you can’t take IT out of the girl!) I painted the room this week & I absolutely love this new line of Emerald Designer Edition paint. I am using Zinc Luster from the Form + Function Natural Beauty…
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Use Feng Shui to Increase Positivity & Spirituality in a Multipurpose Space – ORC Spring 2020 Week 4
Hi & welcome back! It may seem like there’s been little to no movement on my One Room Challenge space but trust me there’s lots going on behind the scenes. Planning, shopping, planning, planning & planning. Because of the multiple uses for The Teacher’s Lounge, and the significance of them, I knew from the start that I would use the principles of Feng Shui & Pher Ankh. Both require a lot of attention to detail, which we’re definitely used to as designers & decorators. But the I have to take it up several notches when I’m applying them to someone’s home. Wanna catch up on how this all began? Week…
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Wallpaper? In The Laundry Room? My Photowall Wallpaper Installation Story
For the last year or so, I have had a few rooms in my home that needed help. Lots of help. One of them is the laundry room & we are finally tackling it with the help of Photowall wallpaper!! You guys… I am SO excited about this. Originally I was going to makeover one of our children’s old rooms. I didn’t want to paint but there was this 1 wall that just had to go. So I decided to ask my Insta-tribe whether I should cover it with fabric or wallpaper. Fabric won but I couldn’t find anything that just made my heart sing. That’s when DH let me…
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One Small Room, 3 Big Functions: ORC Spring 2020 Week 2
Well y’all we got through week 1 of the One Room Challenge without a hitch! I thought there would be a few more hiccups because it was a last minute decision but NO! The “storage” room is completely cleared out to make way for “The Teacher’s Lounge”. Now it’s time to make the space work… literally! We’re turning a 107 square foot bedroom into the most multifunctional small space I’ve ever designed. It has to include 3 big functions – home office, library, & most importantly, prayer room. All on a budget I hope I can stick to! I love a good challenge! As mentioned last week, this is a…
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How To Make Smudge Sticks From Fresh Sage
Hi there friends & neighbors! I have a fun project to share! Sage is growing out of control in our garden so I’m using some to show you how to make smudge sticks from fresh sage! Since my family & I started on this holistic journey toward living a green life, some things came naturally (pun intended). One of them was gardening. What I didn’t know is that some things grow faster & easier than others and you have to find something to do with all the harvest. Case in point… sage. Smells great – like thanksgiving dinner – and grows so fast I couldn’t figure out what to do…
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The Teacher’s Lounge: ORC Spring 2020 Week 1
Hi Y’all! Guess who decided (last minute) to join the One Room Challenge as a guest participant for the first time in 3 years?! ME that’s who! And I’m doing something a little different – we’re calling it The Teacher’s Lounge. The One Room Challenge is a bi-annual event where designers/bloggers/DIYers & folks who love all things home transform a room in 6 weeks. BIG thanks to Linda for starting this way back when – wow I think it’s been something like 9 years (2x a year)?! And to the official media partner Better Homes & Gardens! I’ve always followed the challenge & am always amazed at what the featured…
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7 Easy Ways To Decorate Your Small Apartment For BIG Impact
I believe that our homes should be our sanctuary, whether it’s a sprawling mansion or a small apartment. A lot of people think they need more space, that it’s easier to live in & decorate. But it can be much easier & more fun to decorate a small apartment, home, or any room so that it’s beautifully functional & creative! Sometimes, the larger the room is, the more “cold” it can seem. On the complete opposite end of the spectrum, you can feel like the whole space needs to be filled up. Neither of these options is better than the other. The great thing about smaller homes & apartments is…
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Declutter Your Digital Life
Every year we all start talking about getting & keeping our lives organized. Kitchens, offices, closets; using planners for the family’s activities, the garden, chores… you name it! Am I right or is that just me? Nothing much has changed about that except… this year I’m making a point to declutter my digital life too. 7 Steps to Declutter Your Digital Life Old emails Apps I used once or never Stuff I don’t need that might be slowing down my systems Unnecessary plugins & themes I’ll never use (again) Things people suggested/recommended that just don’t work for me Apps the kids installed before they had their own devices (or when…
